Geigy Chemical Corp. v. Zuckerman

This is an employer’s petition to review an employee’s total incapacity. This cause is before us on the employee’s appeal from a decree of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission affirming the trial commissioner’s decree which suspended payment to the employee of weekly compensation payments.

The employer operates a chemical processing plant in the city of Cranston. In 1968, the employee worked at this plant. He was classified as a chemical operator. This is a job which involves the tugging, hauling and lifting of heavy objects. The employee worked a 40-hour week on a rotating shift basis — he…